In Windows Update, click on change settings. Under Important Updates, select 'Download updates but let me choose whether to install them'. This will give you the control on when to install and restart if required.
I want to turn off the automatic restart for Windows Update on Windows 7 Home Premium. How do I do this?
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I went to sleep last night and when I woke up my computer had been restarted. I did not tell it to restart, I did not want it restarted, and I had documents opened that I cannot recover because it restarted. It restarted because Windows Update had a single update to install. I am running Windows 7 Home Premium, so I do not have the group policy editor, and the registry key that some websites mentioned to use to disable the restart is not there.
Keep in mind, I just want to prevent an involuntary restart. I do not want to turn off Windows Update, and I don't mind being prompted to restart. I just don't want my computer restarting on its own ever again.
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Anonymous
2012-12-18T21:11:33+00:00 Oh, in that case, keep up the bad work then.
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2012-12-18T20:03:26+00:00 FYI => MVP status is awarded for voluntary (not paid) contributions to communities during the year which precedes the award date.
Note that MS-MVPs are independent (i.e., do not work for Microsoft) and represent more than 90 countries (but not Microsoft).
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2012-12-18T19:01:41+00:00 Yes you do. They have endorsed you with the MVP Community Star.
As if!
Thank you for emphasizing my point by directing me to find this information one click further:
"The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award is our way of saying thank you to exceptional, independent community leaders who share their passion, technical expertise, and real-world knowledge of Microsoft products with others. ...They **represent** more than 90 countries, speak over 40 languages, answer more than 10 million questions a year, and are awarded in almost 90 Microsoft technologies—**reflecting the breadth of our products** and our global communities."
You were given a badge by Microsoft to wear on their domain, a domain that is here for the purpose of serving its customers. I find it difficult for you or Microsoft to dispute that you work for them. Whether you get paid or not is not the issue; that just makes you look ridiculous, since you are volunteering for a for profit company for free, when there are so many other more worthy causes out there. But, don't take me up on that, because you would probably just do damage to those other causes that have need.
Now, as the MVP of this thread, I think it has gotten off track. According to your guidelines,
"Please don't: ... Divert or change a thread for your own purposes; just start a new thread with the subject you want to discuss."
You should lead us to a new thread.
Perhaps a title like:
"Is the role of a MICROSOFT most valuable professional (MVP) to bash users that ask usability questions?" would be a good topic.
Then, at least users entering that discuss are prepared to get ridiculous responses from people like you. Plus, you would have much more fun hanging out with a bunch of trolls.
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Anonymous
2012-12-18T16:19:19+00:00 Yes you do. They have endorsed you with the MVP Community Star.
As if!